A humorous look at the experiences of a first-time father (and the primary care giver) during his daughter's birth and the first seven years of her life. Accounts are intertwined with local customs and his observations of the people around him, which sheds light on why certain things happened the way they did. Being a product of two vastly different cultures, the author brings a unique point of view. The reader is not only given insights to what a man goes through while his wife is in the operating room and what it is like taking a care of a baby from a male perspective but also a singular look at the daily life and traditions of a country stuck between the East and the West.
Having studied and lived in both Turkey and USA, just like the country itself, he is stuck between the East and the West. He lives in the suburbs of Istanbul with his wife, daughter and the family cat.